U.S Soccer Wage Discrimination
Autor: Sara17 • March 11, 2018 • 947 Words (4 Pages) • 545 Views
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Per the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission information "The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be substantially equal. Job content (not job titles) determines whether jobs are substantially equal. All forms of pay are covered by this law, including salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits. If there is an inequality in wages between men and women, employers may not reduce the wages of either sex to equalize their pay."
If this is the true case on the wages for the men and women, then I think that a wage discrimination is definitely be put into play and they would have a strong case. The U.S. Soccer has released budget figures on what players make and what games bring in more money. There should be documentation on what is going on and the truth will soon come out in regards to this matter.
Sporting teams may need to start keeping all the income from the men and women's teams separate and they will only be able to pay the men from their income and women from theirs. That way the bonuses can only be given if the money is in the different accounts. A contract and policy would need to be made stating what portions of equal value from each team pays to the joint upkeep of the stadium or practice facility. This could reduce question about who is earning the majority of the money for the teams.
There is no question in my mind based on the information that I have that the women have defiantly contributed the most revenue lately. Although the men's team has been around longer than the women's this should not compare. Based on the Equal Pay Act they should be making equal amounts of pay if they are performing the same job, which has been stated that they are.
Works Cited
Das, Andrew. The New York Times. 31 March 2016. 2016 31 2016 .
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 2016 31 March .
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